In Parts one and two of this series, we examined how to get products into ShopSite® via the backoffice and with a database upload file (either tab delimited or an actual Excel file). Today we’ll take a look at using an XML file upload to help automate changes.

When you’re working with a More Info page which is not updating, or if it doesn’t exist at all and is not being created for you, there are a few different reasons that may cause this. We’ll explain each one and show how to resolve them.

Last week in Part One, we took a look at how to quickly get your products into ShopSite using just the backoffice admin interface. If you have a large number of products, or you manage your product information with a database or spreadsheet application like Excel, using a web based interface may be too slow or cumbersome. This week we’ll look at using a database upload in ShopSite for easier product management.

There are a number of ways to get your products into ShopSite. In this three part series, we’ll take a look at the various methods, including a few things to look out for when using each function. Today we’ll start with the simplest method, using the web-based ShopSite backoffice to manually add products to your store.

Our latest free whitepaper available for download. It’s a compilation of tips, ideas, and features to help merchants get the most out of their ShopSite ecommerce software. We’ve put together years of experience, seeing what merchants do well, and what they can improve upon in their online stores, and have summed it up in a feature packed PDF.

GoDataFeed is one of our partners for merchants looking for a comparison shopping service to automate their product feeds. I was able to ask Lin Grosman of GoDataFeed a few questions about their company and some issues that our clients often ask about when it comes to comparison shopping services.

Facebook found out that they could make their website faster and use less resources by converting their PHP code to compiled C++ code. The results were dramatic. If it’s good enough for Facebook, it stands to reason it’s probable a pretty good idea for ecommerce software as well.

It’s no secret shoppers want as much information about their intended purchases before actually completing a sale. Yet many online stores continue to hide all the costs such as shipping and tax, or make the customer wade through a number of screens before revealing this information. Why?

The ShopSite ecommerce software is quite powerful and feature packed right out of the box. However, some merchants may want to expand upon this feature set. Here are a few useful tips and tricks for getting the most out of ShopSite.

ShopSite offers a truly robust customer rewards program that is easy to setup and easy for customers to use. In this post we take a look at the traditional “Buy One Get One Free” (BOGO) rewards program, and analyze two different approaches in its implementation.